[1:1] The Lord has sent his messenger to the nations, and we have heard his message: “Get ready! Let us go to war against Edom!”
[1:2] The Lord says to Edom, “I will make you weak; everyone will despise you.
[1:3] Your pride has deceived you. Your capital is a fortress of solid rock; your home is high in the mountains, and so you say to yourself, ‘Who can ever pull me down?’
[1:4] Even though you make your home as high as an eagle's nest, so that it seems to be among the stars, yet I will pull you down.
[1:5] “When thieves come at night, they take only what they want. When people gather grapes, they always leave a few. But your enemies have wiped you out completely.
[1:6] Descendants of Esau, your treasures have been looted.
[1:7] Your allies have deceived you; they have driven you from your country. People who were at peace with you have now conquered you. Those friends who ate with you have laid a trap for you; they say of you, ‘Where is all that cleverness he had?’
[1:8] “On the day I punish Edom, I will destroy their clever men and wipe out all their wisdom.
[1:9] The fighting men of Teman will be terrified, and every soldier in Edom will be killed.